SETH. This word is rendered by some _put_—by others, _appointed_—by others it signifies _foundation_. Consider the word in either sense it still seems expressive that God’s elect, though fallen in Adam, are _put_, or _appointed_ to be partakers of covenant grace in their hearts. God would lay a foundation in the divine operations of the Spirit, for every good word and work; the new man is the foundation of every good desire—this new man is formed at once; it is not done by piece-meal, but it is done the moment the divine Spirit takes up his abode in the soul; the train of graces always follows the blessed Spirit of all grace, in the temples of the souls of his elect; his train fills the temple. This new man is the image of Christ; this is that which is _born of God_, _and sinneth not_, _neither can it commit sin_—it is Spirit, it is the kingdom of God within us, that does not come by observation, it chiefly consists in light, life, and love: and this new man, though often hid from its possessor, and always opposed, from a body of sin and death, yet it shall reign, through righteousness, to everlasting life—a troop may overcome, but _it_ shall overcome at last.—We shall now trace it in its various operations and blessed effects; this leads us to the Name of ENOS, signifying _Weakness_. This is one of the sad effects of the Fall; but an experimental acquaintance with it is an evidence of grace—a branch of that knowledge God has promised to give his people—_all thy children shall be taught of God_. Our blessed Jesus is revealed in the Word as the strength of his saints; and has promised we shall say for ourselves, _in the Lord have I righteousness and strength_—this can be of no use to a sinner till he is first convinced of his criminality and weakness; we learn the former much sooner than the latter—we soon find our criminality, and feel wretched in consequence, but we do not soon learn our strength is perfect weakness. We soon believe we have violated the Law, but we are some time learning to cease from our vain labour and rest alone in Jesus; to work we generally go, with all our might, quite forgetting that it is written, _to him that worketh not_, _but believeth_, _is the reward reckoned_. We strive to keep the Law; I can truly say I did: I began first with the fourth commandment; then I vowed to set a watch over my thoughts, but, alas! I found Sin and Satan too strong for me: in the next place I saw the law was _spiritual_, and cursed me for every sinful thought! this threw down my Babel building. I strove to pacify my conscience with many prayers, and to please God with vows; to conquer sin by my own arm; by watchfulness, by reading more prayers, performing my duty with greater diligence. I read the Whole Duty of Man; on my knees I said over all the prayers in it—still sin overturned the whole of my performances; God still appeared angry; the Law cursed me, and the fears of death, the prospect of future judgment,